Babelforce

JUNE 20, 2022

In this post: What is call management software? How does call management software work? What are the benefits of call management software? How can call centers use call management software to improve their business? What is call management software?

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Monet Software

JANUARY 15, 2019

Do they have a place at the contact center? Perhaps average handle time (AHT) is the toughest challenge, or cutting down on abandoned calls. If you have a workforce management system you can collect specific data from every customer interaction to assess your status on these metrics.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Key performance indicators (KPIs) are displayed on a dashboard that allows customer service managers to assess performance and to determine needed changes, such as increasing or decreasing staffing. Call center KPIs are chosen to measure progress toward the goals of each brand, and selection is customized to fit each unique set of objectives.

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NICE inContact

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Contact center SLAs can be external, for example in a contract with a customer for an Outsourcer (aka BPO), or internal, to measure, document and communicate your contact center’s performance for stakeholders within your organization, or to compare with other contact centers. Can you hire? Can you invest?

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Fonolo

MAY 16, 2023

Correctly interpreting call center analytics and KPIs is key to improving your operations and your customer’s experience. Today, contact centers are increasingly viewed by businesses as the key to understanding customers. Every contact center uses them. Can Call-Backs Do More for your Contact Center?

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The occasional call spike is hardly cause for concern — however, if your call center agents are struggling to manage daily volumes , you risk a lot more than a few abandoned calls. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Understand Customer Behavior.

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Fonolo

AUGUST 3, 2021

This is where organizing your contact center metrics into custom reports comes into play. The Executive Guide to Improving 6 Call Center Metrics. What is a call center report? Important call center KPIs. This metric measures whether your agents are managing and adhering to their schedules.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 19, 2024

Call center dashboards play a vital role in contact centers. Call center dashboards provide the kinds of insights and metrics that contribute to having improved agent performance and more successful campaigns. Types of Call Center Dashboards So what types of call center dashboards are there?

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 22, 2017

Contact centers start with the admins. The admin sets up the infrastructure, manages the way the contact center exchanges data with other business tools and determines the capabilities of other users. It all starts with the first action the admin takes: setting up the contact center.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 22, 2017

Contact centers start with the admins. The admin sets up the infrastructure, manages the way the contact center exchanges data with other business tools and determines the capabilities of other users. It all starts with the first action the admin takes: setting up the contact center.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 22, 2017

Contact centers start with the admins. The admin sets up the infrastructure, manages the way the contact center exchanges data with other business tools and determines the capabilities of other users. It all starts with the first action the admin takes: setting up the contact center.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 21, 2020

A couple of years ago, Tommy Reese, Deloitte’s Contact Center Strategy Manager said , “If you treat the client like gold, then they’ll continue to buy from you and other sales will follow.”. But how do you, as a manager, contribute to this? How can you identify the successes of your contact center?

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Fonolo

AUGUST 12, 2021

So many factors damper agent productivity, like high call volumes and staff turnover, both of which are only too common in the call center industry. As managers, you need to be aware of your agents’ performance to ensure a good customer experience. How to Foster Agent Engagement in a Hybrid Contact Center.

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Fonolo

APRIL 27, 2021

Call center managers and agents know that a high volume of inbound customer calls can make or break a business day. During pandemics and other moments of crisis, call center agents are inundated with overwhelming spikes in call volume. The Contact Center Guide to Managing Spikes in Call Volume.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 5, 2018

The post is an examination of a Call Center KPI from Talkdesk’s 2018 Contact Center KPI Benchmarking Report. Customers call contact centers to have an issue resolved. Sometimes those calls are abandoned. Average Abandonment Rate. Unfortunately, that’s not always what happens.

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Hodusoft

OCTOBER 17, 2024

” At HoduSoft, our HoduCC call and contact center software and omnichannel CX suite is powered by cutting-edge AI technology. By using our sophisticated call and contact center solutions, our customers have succeeded in taking their customer service to an altogether different level.

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Contact Center Pipeline

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Back to School is a good time to reflect on your own knowledge of Contact Center management. Here we are at Back to School time … prepping back packs, planning schedules, assigning duties, and gathering tools needed for success. Are there things you need to know, know better, or revisit? Knowledge is a […].

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 15, 2017

The contact center is the easiest way to connect two people in a real-time, personal conversation, but companies can use the contact center to connect to more than just their customers. Information from these calls can be used in plenty of other business processes to streamline activities and make more informed decisions.

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NobelBiz

MAY 28, 2024

Contact centers have consistently been early adopters of technologies that improve interactions between agents and customers. One of the most impactful advancements in recent years is call blending. But what exactly is call blending, and why is it becoming an essential tool in call centers?

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NobelBiz

JULY 16, 2024

At NobelBiz, we provide a range of solutions designed to help contact centers optimize their operations and maximize their dialing effectiveness. Increasing the number of calls boosts your chances of connecting with potential clients and closing deals.

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NobelBiz

MARCH 6, 2023

Predictive dialer software is a computer program that contact centers use to automate outbound calls. It automatically dials multiple phone numbers simultaneously and uses algorithms to predict when an agent will be available to handle a call. What is Predictive Dialer Software? Let’s start with the basics.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 9, 2017

Today’s customers make important buying decision in split seconds and companies need to utilize real-time contact center reporting to keep up. These dashboards can display information on more than 15 contact center metrics in any desired time frame. Supervisors.

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Pipkins

DECEMBER 5, 2019

In your contact center, do people ever just hang up? If you are like me, then you realize that queues are not infinitely long and that callers can and will abandon the queue when they grow tired of waiting for a representative. Optimize Your Call Center With Pipkins. Give us a call and we’ll make the introduction!

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Talkdesk

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Boost CX and operational efficiency with the right set of metrics and smart additions to your contact center tech stack. By now, many contact center agents have settled into their new remote work routines, and research shows that they may be in it for the long haul. First call resolution. Abandonment rate.

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Hodusoft

AUGUST 8, 2024

In this blog post, we have discussed inbound call centers in the context of e-commerce, the difference between inbound and outbound call centers, the benefits of inbound call centers for e-commerce companies, important metrics for inbound call centers, and best practices for managing inbound call centers in e-commerce companies.

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JustCall

AUGUST 19, 2021

Long Wait times result in many abandoned calls, and customer dissatisfaction. The average wait time for a call center or contact center customer is 20 seconds. Call Queuing is the solution. What is a Call Queue? Call queues are an important component of call centers and contact centers.

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Taylor Reach Group

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Calculation: Abandoned Calls/ (Abandoned Calls + Answered Calls) X 100. Example: 90 calls are answered; 10 calls are abandon before they’re answered. Abandon rate is 10/ (10+90) which is 10%. This is why some centers use the alternative calculation.

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Hodusoft

APRIL 26, 2023

Managing a virtual call center is not easy. If you happen to own or manage a virtual call center, you must know the importance of using the right metrics to not only track agents’ performance or call outcomes but also to ensure customer satisfaction.

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Fonolo

JUNE 22, 2023

The contact center industry boasts some of the most intelligent and innovative CX technologies out there. Visual IVR – now known as Fonolo’s Web Call-Backs – was one of the first self-service technologies to have a hugely positive impact on the customer experience. Plus, it’s a perfect complement to our call-back technology.

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Enghouse Interactive

JUNE 17, 2020

Transform the Contact Center with Microsoft Teams (blog series). This new reality presents the contact center industry with an excellent opportunity to integrate with Teams and provide seamless company-wide collaboration capabilities across their customer’s organizations. Blog #1 Enhancing the Customer Experience.

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NobelBiz

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Predictive Dialer Purpose & Definition A predictive dialer is just what you imagine when reading the words, as it uses predictive statistical analysis of customer data to determine if, when, and how many calls should be placed from the dialing platform.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

If an agent spends more time on after-call work than necessary, you can make the data input process more straightforward and improve your agent training methodologies. Call Volume. Call volume is the average number of outgoing and incoming calls a contact center handles in a given time frame.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Join Fonolo and The National Credit Union Call Center Conference on Thursday, October 5th at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT for the live Q&A. Reducing Abandoned Calls. Managing Spikes in Call Volume. Who should attend: VPs & Directors of Contact Centers. Contact Center Manager.

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Call Experts

JANUARY 29, 2020

Partner with an experienced contact center to track and optimize your customer journey. With the support of a contact center, you can easily collect data on the customer touchpoints that matter most. The holiday rush doesn’t mean an overload for your business when you partner with a contact center.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Unfortunately, it’s hard for contact centers to deliver a great experience after they’ve put a customer on hold. But reducing the amount of time your customers stay on hold will not only satisfy your customers, and make your agents happier, it will also significantly reduce your abandon rates! Reducing Abandoned Calls.

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bold360 Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The data relevant for routing purposes can be gained from: (1) initial discovery questions that ask customers what they want to do; (2) customer profile data pulled from your customer relationship management (CRM) system; and (3) customer journey data about what clicks the customer has made leading up to when/where they reached out for help.

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Fonolo

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Call center managers must be aware of industry trends, customer needs, and the latest call center technology. Benchmarking helps call centers compare their operations and processes to other call centers. Abandonment rate. Market research helps, but it isn’t enough.

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